A Unovan Christmas

Something I wrote a while ago


Touya walked into his living room and stopped.

Sitting with his back against the couch, lightly snoring, was N, his arms wrapped around Zoroark, who was also slumbering.

In a corner of the roon stood the Christmas tree, partialy decorated and lit up. Around the base were the ornaments and lights that still had to be put up.

Touya sighed. It wasn't difficult to piece out what happened. N had started decorating the tree, but decided to take a break and fell asleep. He glanced at the sleeping boy. His head bobbed with each breath he took, up, down, up, down, up down, his chin touching Zoroark's mane each time. The former Unova Champion looked at the lights strewn on the floor, then at N, and got an idea. He took the lights and crept toward the pair, careful to not make too much noise or risk waking Zoroark. The Pokemon could be rough if anyone got too close to N, moreso if he had just woken up.

Touya carefully climbed onto the couch and approached N, lights in hand. Zoroark cracked open an eye to look up at Touya. The teen put a finger over his lips. Zoroark growled softly and closed his eye again.

Ten minutes later Touya was done. He looked at N. After a moment's pause he brushed his lips against the other boy's cheek and left.


N woke up an hour later. Zoroark stood next to him, pawing at his hair. It seemed unusually bright around him. Zoroark scurries off and came back with a mirror in one paw. He offered it to N amd he took it.

His long green hair was wrapped in Christmas lights, and on his head was the star that was supposed to go on the tree. N could hear Touya laughing in the next room.